215
215
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 215
favorite 0
quote 0
good night from washington, d.c.. nothing has changed. nothing has changed. >> eric: this is the fox news alert. breaking right now, new details of the ongoing and growing controversy surrounding general petraeus and now general allen. let's get the very latest from the national security correspondent. jennifer griffin who joins us from the pentagon. there are so many things coming out, breaking as we speak. give us two or three most important things you have seen and you have heard today. >> the most important thing is how the investigation is expanding. we went to bed, thinking the f.b.i. investigation ended and then we hear the f.b.i. was going back to broadwell's house, paula broadwell's house, petraeus' mistress in north carolina. we don't know what that is all about. then we hear shortly after that, that general john allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, who was here in washington preparing for his confirmation hearings for his next job at the supreme allied commanderrer in europe, the confirmation hearings are on hold and h
good night from washington, d.c.. nothing has changed. nothing has changed. >> eric: this is the fox news alert. breaking right now, new details of the ongoing and growing controversy surrounding general petraeus and now general allen. let's get the very latest from the national security correspondent. jennifer griffin who joins us from the pentagon. there are so many things coming out, breaking as we speak. give us two or three most important things you have seen and you have heard...
126
126
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
commander in afghanistan, who was here in washington preparing for his confirmation hearings for his next job at the supreme allied commanderrer in europe, the confirmation hearings are on hold and he is now implicated in this controversy, because of 30,000 pages of e-mails to jill kelly, who is the woman who launched this investigation. so it really keeps unraveling. it's like an onion you keep rolling back. we also need to look at the contentious custody battle that jill kelly's sister was involved in. we now understand that petraeus and allen both wrote letters o, asking the judge to show leniency to kelly's sister. was there undue influence used by the two men for these wome women? and was there, were there any laws broken? it just keeps getting, it's not as simple as the simple sexual affair at this point. >> eric: jennifer griffin, thank you for keeping us up to date. listen, folks, this story reads like a cross between tmz and a spy novel except it's true and it implicates the top spy. our top wartime general and at least three women. and exposes steps of thousands of e-mails.
commander in afghanistan, who was here in washington preparing for his confirmation hearings for his next job at the supreme allied commanderrer in europe, the confirmation hearings are on hold and he is now implicated in this controversy, because of 30,000 pages of e-mails to jill kelly, who is the woman who launched this investigation. so it really keeps unraveling. it's like an onion you keep rolling back. we also need to look at the contentious custody battle that jill kelly's sister was...
176
176
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> and from what i understand from your reporting earlier, chris, he'd already traveled to washington for this hearing, right? >> alina, it was supposed to begin in 48 hours on thursday morning. he was going up to the hills. so this really blind sided a lot of people coming so quickly. >> and all the while this -- while this is an internal pentagon investigation, this other fbi investigation in to petraeus and paula broadwell continues. and last night, a pretty significant development seemingly as you know, chris, the fbi conducted a search of paula broadwell's home in north carolina. they were there for about four hours, carted out about six boxes, including her computer, a hard drive. you see them there last night, and didn't leave until about 1:00 in the morning. i guess my question is this, if this was simply an extramarital affair and nothing more, what in the world was the fbi doing there last night? >> well, we are told by a u.s. official that the fbi did go to paula broadwell's home to specifically look for any classified information, but it was more along the lines of trying
. >> and from what i understand from your reporting earlier, chris, he'd already traveled to washington for this hearing, right? >> alina, it was supposed to begin in 48 hours on thursday morning. he was going up to the hills. so this really blind sided a lot of people coming so quickly. >> and all the while this -- while this is an internal pentagon investigation, this other fbi investigation in to petraeus and paula broadwell continues. and last night, a pretty significant...
170
170
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
tkweucritics are questioning why the news now broke publicly when some in washington knew about the allegations against mr. petraeus for months. the chairman of the homeland committee is with us. i know you believe this is major crisis, why? >> i really do. i'm looking forward to the meeting on thursday with the other actors involved here. as far as why i believe it was handled wrong by the fbi, first of all to have something like this a cyber harassment case rise to the level of an fbi investigation. when it reached the cia director, have the fbi investigate the director of of the cia and the president or the attorney general not be notified of it is a dereliction of duty. the president if he was not told should have been told and that to me was somebody really dropping the ball. the other thing makes the whole thing implausible is you have a four, five, six-month investigation whatever it was. nothing comes out, nothing is disclosed. suddenly on election night the fbi announces the investigation is over and they tell general clapper. the next day the white house finds out about it, the next d
tkweucritics are questioning why the news now broke publicly when some in washington knew about the allegations against mr. petraeus for months. the chairman of the homeland committee is with us. i know you believe this is major crisis, why? >> i really do. i'm looking forward to the meeting on thursday with the other actors involved here. as far as why i believe it was handled wrong by the fbi, first of all to have something like this a cyber harassment case rise to the level of an fbi...
164
164
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
KTVU
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. he will be defending himself and the cia. alison. >> reporter: dave, house and senate intelligence committees are holding closed door hearings this morning. this is a live look outside of the one of the hearing rooms. general petraeus managed to avoid the cameras when he arrived and even though there are a lot of conspiracy theories about the hearing. the hearing is expected to focus solely on the september 11th u.s. consulate attack in libya. yesterday the committee saw a video captured by surveillance and aerial cameras the night of the attack. lawmakers say the video shows two strikes on the complex that happened hours apart. the first attack seemed more spontaneous. >> didn't seem to get any command or control. a lot of people running around. not knowing where they were going to go. but the second attack is where the facts show that seem to be a lot more sophisticated. >> reporter: when general petraeus spoke to congress for the first time after the attacks on september 13th, he s
ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. he will be defending himself and the cia. alison. >> reporter: dave, house and senate intelligence committees are holding closed door hearings this morning. this is a live look outside of the one of the hearing rooms. general petraeus managed to avoid the cameras when he arrived and even though there are a lot of conspiracy theories about the hearing. the hearing is expected to focus solely on the september 11th u.s. consulate...
246
246
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 246
favorite 0
quote 0
for "nightline," jake tapper in washington. >>> the heroes, thanks to jake. thank you for watching abc news. jimmy kimmel is up next. we will see you here tomorrow. >>> up next on an all n j
for "nightline," jake tapper in washington. >>> the heroes, thanks to jake. thank you for watching abc news. jimmy kimmel is up next. we will see you here tomorrow. >>> up next on an all n j
145
145
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KTVU
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> washington post says it comes as the president looks into the national expense team. according to reports, kerry will be the new secretary of state but that job will be offered to sue san rice. just one week after, there are some voters who say, they want to leave the unites states. we will tell you what some are demanding from the brett, sal? >> that is right, so it is much busier as you might imagine since yesterday. we are backed up for a 25 minute delay and there is no trouble on the bridge itself. also on the san mateo bridge, that traffic is busy with no major problems. now in contra costa county, a new problem, west 80, there is an injury crash and traffic is backup big time on 880, if you are traveling on vallejo, you need to give yourself time because that is only half the tee lay, let go to steve. >>> not much of a freeze each more so tomorrow and now the weekend is going to cloud up and there will be rain coming in light friday and saturday and it looks moderate and 15 day outlook, looks very wet so we'll see. sunshine and warmer temperatures, 67 today and
. >>> washington post says it comes as the president looks into the national expense team. according to reports, kerry will be the new secretary of state but that job will be offered to sue san rice. just one week after, there are some voters who say, they want to leave the unites states. we will tell you what some are demanding from the brett, sal? >> that is right, so it is much busier as you might imagine since yesterday. we are backed up for a 25 minute delay and there is no...
184
184
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WMAR
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
broadwell seen at her brother's home in washington sipping wine and having dinner has the admitted her affair with petraeus but has not commented on e-mails she allegedly sent to the other woman, jill kelly. there is more, abc news learned that general allen received an anonymous e-mail traced to broadwell, claiming jill kelly was a seductress. a further look, 20,000,0 to 30,0 pages of communication. secretary of defense leon panetta put general allen's promotion to supreme commander on hold and ordered an investigation. >> to date secretary directed the matter -- >> reporter: jill kelly spent the day at her home in tampa not answering questions. in the background, a tell vgs could be seen with coverage of the peyton place like military scandal that focus add tension on who she is and how she ended up in the middle of it all. the license plate on kelly's mercedes-benz, shows she is honorary counsel for south korea. in phone calls, kelly told the dispatcher she deserved protection from the media outside. >> i am an honorary consul general, they should not be able to profit, i don't know
broadwell seen at her brother's home in washington sipping wine and having dinner has the admitted her affair with petraeus but has not commented on e-mails she allegedly sent to the other woman, jill kelly. there is more, abc news learned that general allen received an anonymous e-mail traced to broadwell, claiming jill kelly was a seductress. a further look, 20,000,0 to 30,0 pages of communication. secretary of defense leon panetta put general allen's promotion to supreme commander on hold...
242
242
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 242
favorite 0
quote 0
each is in washington, dc, as this moment to continue this. it is hard to figure out where to start but among those things which don't make a lot of sense, and jennifer, i will start with you, linda kelley who initially said to the shirtless -- jill kelley, who says to the shirtless guy, we need to investigate the e-mails, and now we have learned, and they were involved in these parties and all the rest. >>reporter: just remember, her family was involved in a very bitter custody dispute at that time. she starts getting anonymous e-mails saying stay away from these generals, starting to use some of her relationships and things against her. there is some degree of concern, she doesn't know where they coming from, from dummy accounts set up and we later find out by paula broadwell who jill kelley didn't know was having an affair with general petraeus who kelley is family friends with. this is like an onion unravelling and i believe jill kelley was worried about safety of her family and she told the file agent she was concerned and he was obsessed
each is in washington, dc, as this moment to continue this. it is hard to figure out where to start but among those things which don't make a lot of sense, and jennifer, i will start with you, linda kelley who initially said to the shirtless -- jill kelley, who says to the shirtless guy, we need to investigate the e-mails, and now we have learned, and they were involved in these parties and all the rest. >>reporter: just remember, her family was involved in a very bitter custody dispute...
135
135
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KTVU
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> general allan right now is in washington d.c. and was supposed to appear to be at a hearing for the commander forces that hearing has now been on hold. it is the latest fall out stemming from our ktvu investigation which uncovered questionable spending here is more. good morning allie. >> reporter: we are at jack london square and as you mentioned, omar benjamin announced his resignation yesterday and in that letter he explains he is stepping down because of questionable expense reimbursements and he goes on to say they present obstacles to great to overcome. now include ago 4,500-dollar cab at uh-huh tonight strip club, that was paid for with public money by port director james won. benjamin stepped down, he announced he was retiring with that letter of resignation he filed yesterday and now that benjamin is no longer in the picture, he will oversee port operations. she used to be the acting director of the oakland airport which is part of the port of oakland. now coming up, we will have more on this investigation that led up to
. >> general allan right now is in washington d.c. and was supposed to appear to be at a hearing for the commander forces that hearing has now been on hold. it is the latest fall out stemming from our ktvu investigation which uncovered questionable spending here is more. good morning allie. >> reporter: we are at jack london square and as you mentioned, omar benjamin announced his resignation yesterday and in that letter he explains he is stepping down because of questionable...
182
182
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> thank you very much. the latest strange twist, petraeus actually has a connection to a new video game released early this morning. scott mcgrew is here with that part of the story. >> good morning. the game is called "call of duty black ops 2." as you load this game into your x-box this morning, you are not waiting. you are discovering one of the characters in the game is indeed petraeus. now, there is no indication petraeus actually participated in the making of the game, but he is in there. we have some video here for you from last night. just before midnight, they are counting down. >> three, two, one. >> there they go. the franchises sell billions of dollars worth of products. the last "call of duty" eventually became the best selling object in modern history. we're talking outselling "harry potter" and the iphone. lots of people calling in sick this morning to play the latest game, "call of duty black ops 2." >> jon, i'm surprised you did not call in sick. >> i don't play those games. >>> the ski res
tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> thank you very much. the latest strange twist, petraeus actually has a connection to a new video game released early this morning. scott mcgrew is here with that part of the story. >> good morning. the game is called "call of duty black ops 2." as you load this game into your x-box this morning, you are not waiting. you are discovering one of the characters in the game is indeed petraeus. now, there is no indication petraeus...
123
123
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
controversy over how the investigation was conned has engulfed washington. conduct -- congress wants to know why the fbi and the attorney general waited until this past wednesday to notify the white house? justice officials maintain there was no politics involved. rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> founder of mcafee security software john mcafee is wanted for the murder of a neighbor in belize where he lives. this morning he has disappeared gone into hiding. police say his 52-year-old neighbor another american was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the town of san pedro if a bizarre series of interviews, mcafee claims he's innocent and hiding from police out of fear they will kill him. >> before in incident happened over the weekend, mcafee had taken himself to a dark place, very estranged from the people who care about him. he became estranged from society. >> john mcafee is no long we are the company it is owned by intel ii >>> the mother of a preschool student in petaluma is accused of targeting her child's teachers and repeatedly stealing their w
controversy over how the investigation was conned has engulfed washington. conduct -- congress wants to know why the fbi and the attorney general waited until this past wednesday to notify the white house? justice officials maintain there was no politics involved. rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> founder of mcafee security software john mcafee is wanted for the murder of a neighbor in belize where he lives. this morning he has disappeared gone into hiding. police say his 52-year-old...
118
118
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
WTTG
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
we say hello to dante washington. he says he tunes in for fox 5 every day before work and we're glad that you do. thank you so much, dante. congratulation. >> move to the left or to the right. right. >> all right. we'll be right back. -- congratulations. we're here! [ giggling ] these days, nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. minuteclinic, the medical clinic in cvs pharmacy, now offering flu shots every day, no appointment necessary. find a clinic near you at minuteclinic.com.
we say hello to dante washington. he says he tunes in for fox 5 every day before work and we're glad that you do. thank you so much, dante. congratulation. >> move to the left or to the right. right. >> all right. we'll be right back. -- congratulations. we're here! [ giggling ] these days, nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write...
157
157
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 157
favorite 0
quote 0
, little washington right here in virginia. i'm peggy fox, i'll have the story coming up. >> and up next, times may be a girl's best friend -- diamonds may be a girl's best friend but you'll have to pool resources to get this one. >> maybe layaway? >>> you are looking at one of the most famous and desirable diamonds in the world. and someone bought it today for the low, low price of $21.5 million. christy's auctioned off the arch duke joseph diamond today. an anonymous bidder set a world record for that price with the 76-carat sparkler. it's pretty. >>> panel not playing the national anthem before a game. oh say with you see what a stink that idea might raise? well, it did exactly that up in pennsylvania. uh-uh see a youth hockey league up there recently sent out a directive to nearly 200 high schools in western and central pennsylvania. it discouraged playing the national anthem because they need to save some time and allow more games to be played at rented ice rinks. >> the national anthem should not be played only because of
, little washington right here in virginia. i'm peggy fox, i'll have the story coming up. >> and up next, times may be a girl's best friend -- diamonds may be a girl's best friend but you'll have to pool resources to get this one. >> maybe layaway? >>> you are looking at one of the most famous and desirable diamonds in the world. and someone bought it today for the low, low price of $21.5 million. christy's auctioned off the arch duke joseph diamond today. an anonymous...
259
259
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 259
favorite 0
quote 0
he had already flown from afghanistan here to washington. that's how quickly all of this broke down. he was already here in washington just 48 hours away from starting his senate confirmation hearing to perhaps become the head of nato. now that this has all broken, secretary panetta has gone to the president and asked that his nomination be put on hold. they're still keeping him as the head of nato because they've got another confirmation hearing for allen's successor. but right now this has really thrown the whole plan of succession into a state of flux right now. >> chris lawrence live at the pentagon. thanks so much. >>> now to more on this woman, jill kelley, tampa mother of three, married to a cancer surgeon. together they hosted parties attended by military leaders, including david petraeus. this is kelley leaving her bay front mansion yesterday. even though the family lives in florida, a government source says kelley is known as a member of washington's social circuit. reporter jason lanning is with affiliate bay news 9. he is standin
he had already flown from afghanistan here to washington. that's how quickly all of this broke down. he was already here in washington just 48 hours away from starting his senate confirmation hearing to perhaps become the head of nato. now that this has all broken, secretary panetta has gone to the president and asked that his nomination be put on hold. they're still keeping him as the head of nato because they've got another confirmation hearing for allen's successor. but right now this has...
99
99
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
everybody does seem to be waiting if there was movement in washington. you reacted, visibly reacted to mr. meeks, congressman meeks' statement about the fact that the political dynamic changed after this election. it has changed. for those who think nothing changed, look again. the tea party took it on the chip at this election. >> right. >> i think what the american people said, the american voter said, listen, we are tired of this you guys come together, we need to you compromise, we understand it is going to be painful, you got to come to the center of the room. grover norquist who is? he the most powerful man unelected, how did he get all these guys to sign off on that no pledge, no tax pledge? >> no tax pledge. >> the fact it is not going to work like that. americans understand that and held host am, like you said, until there is really a decision. you would agree with most of that do you not, jim, are we going to get any traction in the market? >> i think that the market is showing us exactly where it's at. this slope downward over the last three w
everybody does seem to be waiting if there was movement in washington. you reacted, visibly reacted to mr. meeks, congressman meeks' statement about the fact that the political dynamic changed after this election. it has changed. for those who think nothing changed, look again. the tea party took it on the chip at this election. >> right. >> i think what the american people said, the american voter said, listen, we are tired of this you guys come together, we need to you compromise,...
209
209
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 0
catherine herridge in washington tonight. the florida social light joe kelley is a friend to general petraeus. she was the key to his downfall. her own life is very much under a microscope. today cops released recordings of calls she made earlier this week complaining about people on her property. at one point she referred to herself as an honorary council general and suggest this now diplomatic protection. >> hi, this is jill kelley from 500 bayshore. i have a guy in my backyard and is he not leaving. if you could send somebody out. >> who is this guy if you know? >> i don't know who he is. >> [inaudible] >> i don't know if by any chance because i'm an honor consulate general so i have involumability. i don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection as well. >> shepard: she drives a car with a license plate that says honor consul. does this unpaid social liaison in fact have diplomatic credentials? a state department source tells fox news an honor consu:a made up position people give wealthy people who throw parties and
catherine herridge in washington tonight. the florida social light joe kelley is a friend to general petraeus. she was the key to his downfall. her own life is very much under a microscope. today cops released recordings of calls she made earlier this week complaining about people on her property. at one point she referred to herself as an honorary council general and suggest this now diplomatic protection. >> hi, this is jill kelley from 500 bayshore. i have a guy in my backyard and is...
128
128
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> broadwell was clearly seen through the window of her brother's housen washington. now the fbi reportedly stepped up its efforts to find out how broadwell obtained the classified information found on her computer. and right there, is visuals of the other woman, jill kelly. who many just describe as, military fund raiser. >> right. quick point here. come on now, paula was in the window drinking a glass of wine. has better lighting than we do now, with the world media kind of watching her now. seems slightly staged. just saying. oh, well. sure she has a pr crew doing their thing now. as for the other woman in the scandal though she has not been accused of any wrongdoing, jill kelly has now hired a top washington criminal defense lawyer. >> she also hired a publicist. the same one who represented. monica lewinsky. >> ah. >> abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, set out to learn how she forged such a close relationship with the generals. >> reporter: jill kelly spent the day at her home in tampa not answering questions. in the background a television coul
. >> broadwell was clearly seen through the window of her brother's housen washington. now the fbi reportedly stepped up its efforts to find out how broadwell obtained the classified information found on her computer. and right there, is visuals of the other woman, jill kelly. who many just describe as, military fund raiser. >> right. quick point here. come on now, paula was in the window drinking a glass of wine. has better lighting than we do now, with the world media kind of...
173
173
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WMAR
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
we learned that kelley hired a top washington criminal defense lawyer and publicist. but, jill kelley and her husband very good friends with general petraeus and his wife. in reading of the article from "usa today" they said that jill kelley and petraeus they exchange nearly daily e-mails and instant messages. two former staffers told ap. but those messages were exchanged in accounts that aides regularly monitored and they were not romantic in tone as were the messages to general allen. >> a lot of the e-mails from jill to general allen were to general allen's wife. if there was an affair, would the mistress be e-mailing the wife? there is a reason tobelieve thee innocent than what was going on with petraeus. an interesting historical footnote here, the lawyer now representing broadwell, the petraeus mistress works for the same firm that represented monica lewinsky. so it gets dirty and interesting and just washington -- uh -- insider stuff all the way around too. you have to wonder, the two guys are busy, running wars, four-star generals, they had that much time for
we learned that kelley hired a top washington criminal defense lawyer and publicist. but, jill kelley and her husband very good friends with general petraeus and his wife. in reading of the article from "usa today" they said that jill kelley and petraeus they exchange nearly daily e-mails and instant messages. two former staffers told ap. but those messages were exchanged in accounts that aides regularly monitored and they were not romantic in tone as were the messages to general...
78
78
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 78
favorite 0
quote 0
in washington, i'm emily schmidt. >> the state department has said secretary of state hillary clinton will also testify about the attack once the agency finishes its internal report on what happened. >>> two prince george's county police officers suspended for making inappropriate videos. the news conference starts in about 20 minutes and we'll have the latest on that at 7. >> derek, we'll see you then. >>> still to come, they may be in some of our fondest memories, but the future of hostess treats is in doubt tonight. >>> i would grab a jacket here. here are the numbers. a little bit below average but a really nice day. 55 and 42. averages are 58 and 41. we will come back and talk about weather for the terps game, the redskins game and travel day wednesday. >>> plus, an explosion and fire over an oil rig in the gulf of mexico. oh! that's exactly the hostess video. we'll talk about that in just a second. >>> just one day after a settlement in the largest oil spill in u.s. history, another rig exploded in the gulf of mexico. four people went to the hospital with burns, two others are s
in washington, i'm emily schmidt. >> the state department has said secretary of state hillary clinton will also testify about the attack once the agency finishes its internal report on what happened. >>> two prince george's county police officers suspended for making inappropriate videos. the news conference starts in about 20 minutes and we'll have the latest on that at 7. >> derek, we'll see you then. >>> still to come, they may be in some of our fondest...
250
250
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 250
favorite 0
quote 0
we know how washington works. there are many different reasons and many different motives for things to happen. this is what is happening real time at this moment. it does happen just days before this testimony on capitol hill about the libya attack and this investigation. >>trace: we talked to chris wallace and he said take him at his word and take this exactly for what it is which i agree with because we have nothing else to interject in the conversation. our point that ed and catherine were making, in was a little bit of head butting between the c.i.a. and the white house over a timeline of the benghazi attack. bringing it up that is merited in this case. >>bret: sure, just if the timing of this entire thing the fact that it is happening today. this is what general petraeus is saying. i am telling the truth the it was my q the white house doesn't pressure me. we had to take him at his word. it is also important in the context of general petraeus and who this man is, he has a stellar military career serving the
we know how washington works. there are many different reasons and many different motives for things to happen. this is what is happening real time at this moment. it does happen just days before this testimony on capitol hill about the libya attack and this investigation. >>trace: we talked to chris wallace and he said take him at his word and take this exactly for what it is which i agree with because we have nothing else to interject in the conversation. our point that ed and catherine...
105
105
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
that's how spy networks work in washington. they find people who have access to classified information, they try to exploit them in any way they can, sometimes with women. we still don't know for sure, piers, we here at cnn, who the woman was who he had the affair with. i want to reiterate that one more time. there are lots of reporters giving different tips. we haven't gone on the record with that yet, but we do know that it was prompted by this fbi tip that the two were having an affair, paula broadwell and the general. >> let's turn to someone who did a big biography piece on general petraeus. she spent a lot of time with him. are you surprised by this? >> if someone asked me of all the guys you've interviewed, who would be most likely to be embroiled in some crazy extramarital affair, the last person, besides joe biden, would be general petraeus. and yet, on the other hand, it's not that shocking. this is a guy who was like a full-time career nerd who has been a rock star for the past five to seven years. so it's really not
that's how spy networks work in washington. they find people who have access to classified information, they try to exploit them in any way they can, sometimes with women. we still don't know for sure, piers, we here at cnn, who the woman was who he had the affair with. i want to reiterate that one more time. there are lots of reporters giving different tips. we haven't gone on the record with that yet, but we do know that it was prompted by this fbi tip that the two were having an affair,...
161
161
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> 15,000 books.
tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> 15,000 books.
101
101
Nov 9, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
before this sudden development, it would have been hard to find anyone in washington admired as much as petraeus. the former general led the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan. he is a scholar known for his calm, steady advice to presidents. we begin our coverage of this breaking story with nancy cordes at the white house tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, white house officials say petraeus came here to the white house yesterday afternoon to meet with the president in person and offer his resignation. the president asked for a night to think it over, to talk with top aides and today in the a phone call with petraeus, he accepted it. the resignation is effective immediately. just 14 months after petraeus was sworn in as director of the c.i.a. with his wife at his side. in a statement to c.i.a. employees today, petraeus said: that statement was followed a few minutes later by this one from the president who said he had accepted petraeus' resignation and that: it happened so suddenly even the white house press secretary seemed taken by surprise. >> the president has -- believed tha
before this sudden development, it would have been hard to find anyone in washington admired as much as petraeus. the former general led the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan. he is a scholar known for his calm, steady advice to presidents. we begin our coverage of this breaking story with nancy cordes at the white house tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, white house officials say petraeus came here to the white house yesterday afternoon to meet with the president in person and...
156
156
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's not going to be testifying on benghazi next week as a result of this. does that bother you given all the questions there are about benghaziy questions about the cia's ininvolvement? >> yeah, really, david petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's the cia director and i don't see how the cia is saying he's not going to testify. i think his testimony is certainly valuable. it's certainly necessary. he was at the center of this. and he has answers that only he has, so i don't see what one has to do with the other and so i would hope and expect that he's going to testify one way or the other. if it's not thursday, very soon after that. he certainly should be, he is an absolutely essential witness. maybe more than anyone else. >> so you're going to ask that he does come and testify regardless of his role? >> yeah, absolutely. it's absolutely necessary witness and again, his fin
i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's not going to be testifying on benghazi next week as a result of this. does that bother you given all the questions there are about benghaziy questions about the cia's ininvolvement? >> yeah, really, david petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's the cia director and i...
136
136
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
joining me from washington d.c., davidic nake a column else for "the washington post" and martha raddatz a senior affairs correspondent with abc news. two cbs colleagues, norah o'donnell my cohost and john miller correspondent at cbs news who is frequently with me on cbs this morning. i'm please to do have all of them here. we'll be joined by norah and john in just a moment. martha tell me about general petraeus. do you know him. what is it about this story that surprises you most? >> well, i have known general petraeus and covered him in war zones for about a decade and what surprised me most is he seems like a man who is so disciplined and so careful about his image and about his reputation that it was jaw dropping to me when i first heard it. >> rose: so the question is what didn't you understand about him? >> well, i mean i may not understand everything about him now but i was surprised that he would allow this i guess failure of discipline. he really does guard his reputation so well. he watch the people who are around him. but he granted paula broadwell this unprecedent the act ses
joining me from washington d.c., davidic nake a column else for "the washington post" and martha raddatz a senior affairs correspondent with abc news. two cbs colleagues, norah o'donnell my cohost and john miller correspondent at cbs news who is frequently with me on cbs this morning. i'm please to do have all of them here. we'll be joined by norah and john in just a moment. martha tell me about general petraeus. do you know him. what is it about this story that surprises you most?...
145
145
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
controversy over how the investigation was conducted has engulfed washington members of congress want to e the fbi and the attorney general waited until this past wednesday to notify the white house? justice officials maintain there was no politics involved, rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> founder of santa clara based mcafee security software john mcafee is wanted for the murder of a neighbor in belize where he lives. police say he's gone into an hiding. police say his neighbor, another american was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the town of san pedro. business czar series of interviews -- business czar series of you -- people looking for a job or change in career may be able to help find help at a job fair in concord today. the event is sponsored by abc7, coast radio and job journal at 52 98 clayton road from noon until 4:00, employers from the public and private sectors will be on hand looking to fill a variety of positions. >>> traffic and weather together, next. it is a gorgeous morning nice blue, meteorologist mike nicco will have your forecast, we'll also check in
controversy over how the investigation was conducted has engulfed washington members of congress want to e the fbi and the attorney general waited until this past wednesday to notify the white house? justice officials maintain there was no politics involved, rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> founder of santa clara based mcafee security software john mcafee is wanted for the murder of a neighbor in belize where he lives. police say he's gone into an hiding. police say his neighbor,...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
116
116
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WHUT
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
tonight, we wanted to start this week with the story that is shaking up washington. the sudden resignation of cia director david petraeus. thomas ricks is a pulitzer prize-winning journalist and a best-selling author. he is a fellow at the center for a new american security. good to have you back on this program. let's get the petraeus stuff at of the way first. i want to go straight to your blog. the sudden departure of general david petraeus from the cia tells us more about the state of our nation than a dozen petraeus. president barack obama should not have accepted his resignation. we seem to care more about the sex lives of our leaders down their real lives of our soldiers. i want to pick that apart one piece at a time. he suggests that his resignation says more about the nation about him? what do you mean? >> it worries me that we can throw away the leaders so casually. general petraeus is one of the more prominent generals of our time. the only general the american public has really been known since world war ii. a lot of generals tried and failed in iraq. pet
tonight, we wanted to start this week with the story that is shaking up washington. the sudden resignation of cia director david petraeus. thomas ricks is a pulitzer prize-winning journalist and a best-selling author. he is a fellow at the center for a new american security. good to have you back on this program. let's get the petraeus stuff at of the way first. i want to go straight to your blog. the sudden departure of general david petraeus from the cia tells us more about the state of our...
61
61
Nov 18, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
and break doup the soap opera plague out in washington. can't wait to see this one. tereo pass security checks. stay tuned for more justice. >> our veterans and our active duty military are angry. they have lost any trust in this commander and chief that they once had. and i am telling you, i never saw them so angry and with good reason. >> david petraeus testified behind closed doors yesterday and it was a pull back for what he said in the days after num num. with david hunt in new york luent luent tom macaenerni. thanks for being with us. >> we just heard from senator americacane talking about how the men and women in the military are furious. is this what you are hearing? i understand you visited the wounded warriors. >> yes, but they didn't necessarily speak about they have given me other opinions on the rules of engagement. the military did not -- were not directed. they could have impacted it. notably just put f-16 over benghazi and whether they would have been on time or not we don't know because we didn't do it within one out of the white house came direction
and break doup the soap opera plague out in washington. can't wait to see this one. tereo pass security checks. stay tuned for more justice. >> our veterans and our active duty military are angry. they have lost any trust in this commander and chief that they once had. and i am telling you, i never saw them so angry and with good reason. >> david petraeus testified behind closed doors yesterday and it was a pull back for what he said in the days after num num. with david hunt in new...